Category Archives: processes

Daguerreian Society Benefit Auction Oct 22nd

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. Our friends down south at the Daguerreian Society are holding a Benefit Auction this fall. The date is Saturday, October 22, 2016. The “last call” poster shows the attractive camera I used as a thumbnail. The poster also identifies what … Continue reading →

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Wiggle GIF Stereos

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. Photographic Canadiana editor Bob Lansdale sent me this “wiggle 3D” image with a c1880s view from the top of King St in Saint John, NB. The image was shared in the Canadian Photographic History group on Facebook by Jim Murray. Note that … Continue reading →

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Technology may revolutionize lens design

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Robert

Toronto.  Camera lenses were initially made with regular flint and crown glass used in various combinations of elements. In the 1870s at Zeiss, Ernst Abbe, did mathematical lens calculations requiring non existent types of glass. Meeting with Otto Schott was … Continue reading →

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Miniature Early 1900s Photography Studio

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. Photographic Canadiana editor Bob Lansdale sent me this link at the end of last month. The miniature studio was built and photographed by a chap who goes by Alamedy Diorama on his blog called boredpanda.com. The site has many … Continue reading →

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Tracking the sun

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. My good friend George Dunbar sent me a brief note today about the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 26, 2016. This site linked here is NASA’s picture of the day archive. You can browse back daily to June 1995 and … Continue reading →

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$221,000 US photograph by Ansel Adams

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. I first saw a reproduction of this beautiful photograph by Adams in one of the Time-Life books I bought in 1970 (The Camera). Today, Dalle Kaplan at Swann Auction Galleries announced a print of this shot sold for the … Continue reading →

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Some NYC stereos: 1850s – 1930s

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. PHSC member and regular contributor George Dunbar found these NYC stereos from the NYC Public Library (a long time member of the PHSC) collection in an article by Nick Mead in The Guardian, London England. Stereo cards have been popular … Continue reading →

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Photography on a Silver Plate

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. My friend George Dunbar sent me this interesting link to a narrative called Photography on a Silver Plate. The narrative includes a video using historic equipment to take and develop a daguerreotype, stereo photos, typical stills, and even a … Continue reading →

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Gigaplex in 2011 Vancouver

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. At my daughter’s the other day I saw the new era of television. Her set is a huge flat screen sitting over the fireplace in her downstairs  family room. Fired up, it has many many icons for netflix, games, … Continue reading →

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Canvas Factory

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. A few days ago I received an email from Sarah Grace Del Rosario inviting me to exchange site links. I usually dis regard these offers but this one was intriguing. With the shift to digital many members are concerned … Continue reading →

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